Women over 50 are too old to love, according to 50-year-old author and journalist Yann Moix.

The French author told Claire Magazine he finds women over 50 'too old' and said he is incapable of loving them.

He added: "I prefer younger women's bodies, that's all. End of. The body of a 25-year-old woman is extraordinary. The body of a woman of 50 is not extraordinary at all."

Women have been hitting back with cutting comments on social media.

French comedian Marina Foïs said that because she is about to turn 49 she only has "one year and 14 days" left to sleep with the author while another woman tweeted that women over 50 are "breathing a sigh of relief" at his comments.